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According to additional information received, the Police in Sarghoda,
Punjab province, requested followers of the Ahmadi faith from 33 households to
wipe off the Kalima Tayyaba inscription from the walls of their houses and the
mosque at Chak No. 9, Panyar, within 24 hours. When the members of the Ahmadi
community refused to do so, the police reportedly hired a person of the
Christian faith to remove the inscriptions."
Philippines
64. In a communication of 11 June 1991 addressed to the Government of the
Philippines, the following information was transmitted by the Special
Rapporteur:
"The Special Rapporteur has received the following allegations concerning
Negros province:
According to the complaints, a certain number of persons belonging to
various religious denominations which are involved in social work have
allegedly been the victims of violence and persecution on account of their
community and church work. Attention is drawn to the following cases:
Killing of Fr. Narciso Pico
According to the information received, Fr. Narciso Pico of the Philippine
Independent Church of barangay Antipolo in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, was
killed on 10 January 1991 at 5 a.m. as he was preparing for a meeting of the
clergy. Father Pico is said to have been a tireless defender of peoples'
rights and a staunch advocate of social justice, expressing special concern
for the poor members of his parish.
It has been reported that a right-wing group enjoying strong military
support was suspected of the killing. Father Pico is said to have been warned
by friends that his life would be in danger unless he renounced his apostolic
activity.
Incidents of harassment and intimidation
Fr. Gregorio Patino, a Roman Catholic priest, is reported to have
received several letters containing death threats, the most serious of which
was dated 23 January 1991.
It has been alleged that stones were thrown on a chapel of the Sisters of
Rural Mission which is located near a military base.
The conducting of an unauthorized search of a consumer cooperative, a
project of the Basic Christian Community in Mandalagan, Bacolod City, which is
administered by the Socio-pastoral Apostolate of the Order of St. Benedict
Sisters, has also been reported."